The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-11-25
A PRISONER OF LOVE.

"WhaU do you hink is Tenny
sons LIOst beautiful sentimel t,
Miss HolmeW %
"Ask me what Is the truesi per-
haps | could answer" was the re-
ply.
"Well, what is the truest, then "
"'A .orrow' ,gown o. 50 ow enc n
Dering hi.pl',ef thJgs.'
Philip Carrick is surprised. Orna
HoIme is bright, saucy hruuette,
small and delicate; he does not
understand what woman like her
need know of sorrow, and de says
as much.
at would not interest yOu TO
know what trouble may have had,
Mr.. Carrick," she says, coldly.
"EveryOne has some troubles, aud
they only increase by repetition /;
besides, ones c0uti,lant is always
more or less bored, though polite
ness may keep back all slgnS ol
weHriness.n
Philip looks at her in wonder.
Her eyes are dark with grief, pas
sion, regret. What is il She puz-
zles him exceedingly. Never in his
thirty years of lite, during which
he has seen the women OF every
land, has lie met one who so thor
ougbly interests and mysliies him
as this one.
They are in a boat; the weal her
is perfect. Philip thinks he would
be perfectly happy it he knew that
tins glrl cared Que iOta for him, aud
this lie does not seem likely to learn
speedily, for she is armed with ar
rows Of sarcasm, which she uses oc.
caSionally, and is encaSed in an
armor of indifference, which he has
not set been able to penetrate.
Presently he remarks, reading
her name in the volume of Ten.
nyson" lying on the seat close be-
side him, "'Orna'-what pretty
name ~
"Do you think so 7" she asked.
"It has always worried me, fearlug
people would think it an ahbrevia.
ton for 'Ornament.'n
They are floating along in shallow
water near the shore aud Miss
Holme reaches ont aud gathers the
lilly leaves that lie all around them
it is too late In the season tor flow.
erS.
"HOw beautiful she is ~ Philip
thiuks, watching the little white
hands as she gathers the wet leaves. |
She is pale and calm, intent on
her occupation. She seems almost
oblivious of the man who, resting
on his oars, sits watching her.
1t is au entirely new experience
for Philip Carrick. Hitherto be has
been sought after, hattered aud |
made much of by the bellies of So
ciety, but here, in this little Essex
village, he has met a lady who is
utterly Indifferent TO him, and, man |
like, having found woman who
does not care for him, be proceeds
straightway to tall in love with her.
He has not known Miss HOlme |
long, and of her family and past
history be knows nothing. He has
come to this little village intending
to make it his headquarters while |
be spends few weeks in hunting
and fishing. He has engaged rooms |
at a private house, and bas there
met .Orna Holme. She teaches a
little country school a mile from her
lodging.
So they have been together more
or less for some time but Orua's
vacation is drawing to a close, and
this golden September day is one
of the last which they can have all
to themselves.
"DOn't you dread going back to
drill A b Cs into the heads Of those
young savages n Philip asked.
aCeriainly not; l like to teach
Further, 1 teach 10 order to get a
certain amOantof money with which
10 purchase things essential 10 tha
OF a lady OF the nineteenth
Phillip makes no reply, but he
wishes be bad not asked the ques-